>Several of my friends have moved to LA.
>
>What awaited them when they arrived from cities such as New York, Phila
>,Boston and London? Well, almost exactly what Geoff Manaugh describes,
>including the bracing sense of liberation from being noticed. It must
>work: they're all very successful.
>
>Events are pushing me towards LA. Perhaps I should get ready to happily
>not matter.
>
There are far worse places than LA. I lived there for 10 years. The only
thing I really hated about it was the smog. Supposedly it's better now.
Otherwise, I liked its lack of pretentions -- what could it be
pretentious about? In fact, I liked the theater/opera scene there much
more than the Bay Area. Nice weather and some good museums (Norton
Simon), but NOT the Getty. Couple of major universities...so book stores
galore, etc.
Joanna